- Sleep at night on your cycle tour, with these handy hints
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Bicycle Touring is an exciting, healthy way to spend your free time, either on your own, with friends or even your family! In my previous article An Introduction to Bicyle Touring the main forms of touring were defined. For most Cycle Tours the gear needed will essentially the same, although it will depend upon how much each individual cyclist is prepared to carry, what they view as essential items, what level of comfort is required, what terrain and distance the tour will cover and whether there are any support vehicles to carry equipment.
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The Thermarest Neo Air has been one of the most talked about products recently, but what makes it so special and why all the hype? The main features the NeoAir are the reflective aluminised barrier which reflects body heat and reduces heat loss along with the Triangular Core Matrix technology which is a welded-nylon grid of chambers that increases the number of individual air cells. This minimizes air movement within the pad and the resulting convective cooling.
Thermarest neo air mattress
Last month we added a new range of lightwave tents, and today for my first post on the cheaptents.com blog I’m going to tell you a bit more about the Lightwave Fastpack 40 and 50 lightweight backpacks. These bags already come well recommended getting best in Test (Trail Magazine Oct 08) and Recommended Buy (TGO Magazine July 08).
To quote Lightwave the rucksacks are designed to be …
comfortable, lightweight and highly water-resistant bags for long day/weekend hiking trips. Whether you count them as relatively small backpacks or very large daysacks, they combine – as you would expect from Lightwave – a sophisticated carrying system with a very low weight.
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You may remember, a while ago we wrote this fun quiz asking whether you are serious about reducing the weight of your backpack, when out running, walking, climbing or riding, asking: are you a lightweight?
Ultralight Specialists
Years and years of working in the outdoor industry, has led us into our very own niche…one that we proudly can say that we are probably the biggest and best and doing what we do: selling the lightest gear at reduced prices, throughout the year. No seasonal discounting for us – low prices all year!
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To follow on from the Cumulus Ultralight 200 review, the following considers the performance of the Cumulus Quantum 200 sleeping bag, similar in many ways but quite different in many more. If you are looking at an ultralight sleeping bag this would be an excellent comparison so do make sure you read the other tests and review.
Cumulus Quantum 200 Down Sleeping Bag Features
Firstly, let’s start with the technical specification of the Quantum 200, features include:
- Extremely lightweight without stinting on features.
- Tiny stuff sack
- 200gms of 96:4 Polish Goose Down insulation with 870 fill power;
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Buy a tent wisely!
Choosing a tent to buy is probably one of the most interesting camping equipment purchases. A tent is the accommodation for you and maybe your family and/or friends. There are so many ‘types’ of camping tents available, in a variety of different models and sizes so finding the one best for you might seem like quite a challenge. The best or right tent for your needs might be totally wrong for another camper but with a little help, CheapTents.com can help you on your way! You can find a full article providing camping tent advice here.
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